Back to X-rays, if any other member is interested and willing to xray there seahorse let me know, I'm happy to try to find a local vet that is willing to do it. Hopefully at no cost, but no guarantees.

I don't know what your resources are for x-raying seahorses, but have you considered building a library of x-rays that can show normal conditions, and, the various internal diseases that afflict our seahorses?Being uneducated on the internal workings, I don't know if x-rays can help in diagnosis of unknown deaths like perhaps internal organ failure due to chemical imbalances or even water conditions.If x-ray diagnosis of seahorse problems is possible, and if vets were able to go to a site to compare x-rays, I'm wondering if we could lower the hobbyists seahorses losses over time.I also have been wondering what negative things can happen in subjecting the seahorses to x-rays.

I am always wary of medical machines that I don't understand and their possible side effects. My husband lost his leg due to the side effects of radiation on the wound site where a cancer was removed. Of course since the cancer has never come back in 15 years, it was not a bad trade off.